Educational Programs
Drawing on the Quebec school curriculum, our educational programs promote a hands-on and engaging approach to the social studies world.
In order to encourage active student participation, each activity emphasizes play, hands-on experiences, and action. We offer two programs for two elementary school cycles.
In the footsteps of the First Nations
2e cycle of primary schools - 3rd and 4th year
Program objectives: Students are led to discover the local landscape and history, the first occupations of the Gaspésie territory, and the development of the Matamajaw Salmon Club. Students then explore the relationships between Iroquois and Algonquian societies, their social, cultural, economic, and territorial organization before the arrival of Europeans.
Program 2
Salmon fishing in the Matapédia
3rd cycle of primary schools - 5th and 6th year
Program objectives: Introduce the practice of salmon fishing, an activity that marked the history of the Gaspésie region in the 20th century. Students work in teams to develop a journalistic report on salmon fishing and the Museum. They are also encouraged to use their imagination to create a fishing fly.
Activities
Matinées Timbrés
The Matinées Timbrées are cultural activities offered to young people. Revolving around the themes of fishing, history, and heritage, young people work on various projects in the morning that they can take home as a souvenir of their museum experience.
- Sunday 22nd of June, from 10 am to noon
- Sunday 13th of July, from 10 am to noon
- Sunday 10th of August, from 10 am to noon